I ordered some gorgeous yarn from Sundara in March, intending to make the EZ February baby sweater.

sport merino in cherry blossom – yum!

I was a little concerned going in — handpainted yarn + lace? Not always a good match. But since the yarn is only two colors — pink and brown — and is more weighted to pink, I thought it might work.

Well, now I’ve pushed this sweater to time out, just for a little while.

the frontthe back

I love the pattern and I love the yarn. I just don’t think I love them together. I think the brown overpowers the pink and that even though there isn’t nearly as much of it yardage-wise, since it’s a deep brown, it is what you see. Not lace.

Do I scrap it for something else (like a BSJ?)? Do I keep knitting until I have a few more inches of lace so I can really see how it looks? I’m not sure right now. Sometimes I look at it and I hate it, other times I like it fine. I’m not sure what I think right now.

I’ve been having the same problem with some blue/brown yarn I bought from Scout’s Swag. What is it with these mulit colored yarns? They look GORGEOUS as a skein, and then bam! My swatch (no garmet or lace, mind you) looks like I’ve been dragging it through the mud!

[...] Well, I’m glad I didn’t rip it! After I posted about the sad state of the February sweater, I poked through stash looking for a DK weight solid color yarn. As I looked, I came across a full skein of TLC Cotton Plus in red, exactly the yarn I needed to finish this sweater. [...]